Elated
Hi-Wire Brewing

"An instant wintertime classic. Elated Winter IPA provides a balanced and hoppy ale perfect for snuggling up in front of the fire or getting outside on a snowy day. Celebrate the season with an India Pale Ale that doesn't lack for pine and citrus peel notes from Michigan Chinook & Idaho 7 hops balanced by sticky caramel and toasted bread flavors from a carefully crafted malt bill."

I usually don't review beers that have enough ratings to get a score, but I'll make an exception for this one, as I feel that it's as close to a perfect IPA as I've drank in a long while. Here's why:

Pours a golden amber with 2 solid fingers of sticky eggshell head which produces some epic lacing as the beer makes its way down the side of the glass. Absolutely gorgeous looking beer!

Nose of pine, dank, and resin. EXACTLY how I'd like my IPA to smell!

Medium body with appropriate carbonation for the style, and enough to maintain that absolutely beautiful head on this beer for most of the pint.

Taste is as Old School IPA as you can get. BIG pine and resin in the front with a citrus rind bitterness in the end. Just dank and sticky as you like! Amazing beer!

I can't say enough about this beer, only that I wish there were more IPAs like it and that I could get a hold of it more easily.

 

 

 

Picked up a single from the Highland Lakes Ingles 1-16-24 for $2.00. Canned 10-24-23; consumed 4-5-24. Cold stored since purchase.

Beer poured deep gold with a very nice long lasting white head.

Nose has hints of pale malts, citrus, and floral hops.

Taste is classic West Coast with a pale malt base that has a hint of breadyness to it. Hopping comes into play giving a distinctive grapefruit flavor profile. Finishes with a nice piney bite; 8/10 on my bitterness scale.

Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied and smooth.

Overall this is a decent representation of the WCIPA style.

16 oz can from an Ingles Market near the Asheville, NC brewery. A canning date of 24 October 2023 is stamped on the bottom of the can. Kudos to the brewery for posting plentiful information on the beer (e.g., IBU = 55; unfiltered; 6.2% ABV) on the can.

Appearance. A gentle pour still created a tall, foamy, off-white head that settled slowly.

The aroma carries an earthy mix suggestive of trees while the flavor has faint notes from a mix of hop notes along with an equally strong input from the malt bill. I'm nearly elated with this red IPA.

 

 

1 PINT can
Served in a tulip glass

This beer pours copper and hazy. It is topped with an inch of tan head that leaves nice lacing.

Citrus aroma with a strong malt presence but leaning towards the hoppy side.

Malty and bitter IPA. Bitterness lingers. Grapefruit and pine.

Medium bodied with a biting mouthfeel

It is more of an old school IPA. Not bad.

 

 

I got a can of this beer off the single shelf from my local Giant Eagle store. It poured a clear copper with thin white ring head that is leaving some lace. The scent had subtle bitter fruit hop notes with pine mix. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with pine and bitter citrus fruit presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.

Canned on 10/20/21. 12oz can poured into a tulip.

Pours a burnt golden with decent clarity; fluffy off-white head that falls leaving great retention and very sticky frothy lacing.

The aromas are malt forward. There's a nice amount of caramel along with some hints of citrus and melon.

The flavors follow the nose. More caramel. Some orange and grapefruit along with some watermelon. Hints of pine. Some rye and black pepper in the mix. Some hints of toffee and cocoa. Some toast. Solid malt backbone. Finishes juicy and dry, but it's on the drier side. Alcohol basically goes unnoticed.

Mouthfeel is medium-bodied with moderate carbonation. It's fluffy, creamy and smooth.

This is a solid IPA. It definitely has a "Red IPA" vibe going. It's a bold but easy drinking hoppy beer that's fitting for the colder weather. Not bad at all.